Psalm 89:37 — The Moon and the Throne of David

Yahuah swore an oath to David that He will not break: “His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven” (Psalm 89:36–37). Peter reads this oath as spoken of Messiah (Acts 2:30). The throne of Yahushua was not left without a sign. Yahuah hung its witness in the sky.

The moon was chosen because she does not fail. Month after month she renews on her appointed course, and Yahuah appointed her to mark His set times (Psalm 104:19). The word “faithful” in Psalm 89:37 is the same Hebrew word the KJV elsewhere renders “stedfast” (aman, H539). Israel was not stedfast in the covenant (Psalm 78:37), but the moon has never missed a month. Jeremiah says the covenant with David could be broken only if the ordinances of day and night could be broken (Jeremiah 33:20–21).

David wrote, “When I consider thy heavens… the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained” (Psalm 8:3). A calendar that sets the moon aside, with a continuous Roman week and a sun-only year, sets aside the witness Yahuah named for the throne of His Messiah. Not considering the moon is not considering the throne. Considering her is not worshipping her (Deuteronomy 4:19); she is a witness, not a god.